by Richard Cawte
Over the coming weeks I’ll be writing a series of articles on gluten-intolerance and sensitivity. In case you’re thinking “that’s got nothing to do with me” take a look at this list of some of the conditions and diseases that can be attributed to gluten related issues.*
- Acid Reflux
- ADHD
- Alopecia (hair loss)
- Anaemia
- Anxiety
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Auto-Immune Diseases
- Bloated stomach
- Cancer (particularly of bowel)
- Candida
- Coeliac
- Chronic Fatigue
- Constipation
- Crohn’s Disease
- Depression
- Diabetes
- Diarrhoea
- Digestion issues
- Eczema
- Fibromyalgia
- Irritable Bowel
- Joint Pain
- Leaky Gut
- Migraine
- Mouth Ulcers
- Psoriasis
- Psychological conditions (bi-polar/schizophrenia)
- Stomach Pain
- Thyroid (over/underactive)
- Ulcerative Colitis
- Vomiting
- Wind
NB This is just a partial list of conditions that can be caused by gluten intolerance. The full list is much longer and as more and more research is being done in this area, it grows almost by the week.
60 years ago no one was talking about Gluten intolerance, wheat intolerance or Coeliac Disease. Now, pretty much every restaurant and pub has a decent selection of “Gluten Free” meals and most supermarkets stock a wide range of Gluten-Free products (although I’ll be showing you later that many of these are NOT in fact gluten-free at all) for you to choose from. The question is: have we developed to become more intolerant of gluten, or are our methods of diagnosis improving?
In the coming weeks I’ll be hoping to answer that question, along with giving you some simple ways to a) detect whether you and/or others in your family are gluten intolerant and b) simple but delicious ways to enjoy a gluten-free life!
Health Aware 